Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2024 Indigenous Peoples. The smithsonian folklife festival kicks off wednesday, june 26 at the national mall. This year’s smithsonian folklife festival celebrates the national museum of the american indian and the people whose voices the museum amplifies.
The 2024 festival officially opened on wednesday, june 26, with an international, multilingual welcome ceremony in the national museum of the american indian’s rasmuson theater. The annual summer tradition will celebrate the national museum of the american indian and the people it honors.